Cydalima Perspectalis

Check all of the boxes. A new Massachusetts pest that targets boxwoods has been found on Cape Cod. 

Winds Up

I feel like it’s been windy for weeks on end. The warm days at the beginning of the week, coupled with the aforementioned wind, are drying out the baby plants and seedlings at an alarming rate.

Chappy Town Column: May 2

The Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society hosts a monthly beekeepers club to share adventures about the ancient practice of cultivating a hive of bees.

Edgartown Town Column: May 2

The temperature is rising — now if we could just coordinate the rain so that it rains at night and the sun shines during the day we would be delighted.

Chilmark Town Column: May 2

Change: both good and bad, positive and negative. Either way, I’ve never been good with it.

West Tisbury Town Column: May 2

We are sleeping with the window open an inch or two. I cannot swear it makes a difference, but my psyche thinks it does and that is enough.

Recent Real Estate Transactions: Week Ending April 25

Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank Commission purchased Moshup Trail in Aquinnah from Helen Wanzer Mays for $2700 on April 22.

Luke Arrives

Tilly Alexander and Kyle Mercer, of Vineyard Haven, announce the birth of a son, Luke Alexander Mercer, born on April 26 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.

Tisbury Passes Gas-Only Leaf Blower Ban; Continues Town Meeting to Wednesday

In the first night of a double-barreled Tisbury town meeting Tuesday, voters passed an amended leaf blower bylaw, scaled back plans for new moorings, and shot down a $450,000 warrant article for renovations to the house at Tashmoo Spring.

Vision Fellowship Honors Fifteen Islanders

The Martha’s Vineyard Vision Fellowship has awarded six academic scholarships and nine fellowships to support for Vineyarders working to improve the social and environmental sustainability of the Island.

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